Used in a Sentence

gewgaw

How to use gewgaw in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for gewgaw.

Editorial note

It's not a fancy gewgaw that hipster devs use to look cool.

Examples10
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gewgaw gathered in one view.

noun

cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gewgaw.

Example sentences

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It's not a fancy gewgaw that hipster devs use to look cool.

2

Jesus, who even has time to sift through this list let alone try all these gewgaws.

3

Get this off of ycombinator - it's news for startups and hacking, not gewgaws.

4

I simply think this, along with a smidgen of gewgaw for the animation, is the simplest explanation.

5

Apple could completely disappear tomorrow and the only result would be we'd all have slightly less shiny tech gewgaws.

6

When you see the list "people who bought this gewgaw also looked at this lot" on the bottom of a page, chances are that's Mongo telling you, and who cares if it's right?

7

For at least some of those things just around the corner, they could have been here, tax cuts and the occasional vastly expensive defence gewgaw were chosen instead.

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Every time I use it, it's a chore to mentally filter out all the noise about who likes what or what fucking digital gewgaw someone is trying to ply me with.

9

Which makes us vulnerable to every shiny gewgaw and every personal and cultural bias out there.

10

I find more and more that the reason I don't enjoy using Windows has little to do with speed or graphics gewgaws and more to do with the fact that I can't customize many commands or shortcuts, and that I am still expected to click to launch most applications.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gewgaw in a sentence?

It's not a fancy gewgaw that hipster devs use to look cool.

What does gewgaw mean?

cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

What part of speech is gewgaw?

gewgaw is commonly used as noun.